VMware NSX Cookbook
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Getting ready

Before deploying NSX Manager, the following prerequisites need to be satisfied:

  • Static IP address and portgroup for NSX Manager
  • Firewall ports open between NSX Manager, vCenter server, and ESXi VMKernel 0 Interface on each host (refer to Appendix for a complete list of ports)
  • Forward and reverse DNS entries for NSX Manager
  • NTP server is accessible; minimum of four is recommended for accurate time
  • Shared datastore for the appliance to be deployed onto
  • Satisfy minimum requirements for NSX Manager
  • Fill in the following table before deployment (removing prefilled data to reflect your environment):

Component

Value

NSX appliance name

nsxmgr-01a

NSX Manager hostname

nsxmgr-01a

vSphere cluster

RegionA01

Datastore

vsanDatastore

vSphere network (Portgroup)

VM Network

IPv4 address

192.168.1.111

Subnet mask

255.255.255.0

Default gateway

192.168.1.254

Domain name

corp.local

DNS server(s)

192.168.1.100

NTP servers(s)

192.168.1.100 (Use four in production)

Enable SSH

yes

CLI password

VMware1!

CLI privilege password

VMware1!